Numerical simulation of extreme snowmelt observed at the SIGMA-A site, northwest Greenland, during summer 2012

Cryosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 971-988

  Niwano, M ^a   Aoki, T ^a   Matoba, S ^b   Yamaguchi, S ^c   Tanikawa, T ^d   Kuchiki, K ^a   Motoyama, H ^e  

^a JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ENERGY BALANCE; GRAIN SIZE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84929302802     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-9-971-2015     Document Type: Article

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